The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-28
For. the Farmer.

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Evergreen hedges may be trim.
med and pnt IL shape as late as tins
month. but it is best net 10 cat back
too much.
The season ha4 been very favora-
bic 10 the growth OF young strawher-
~ plants, the loss in some sections
being very small.
In flliag ~vacancies in blackberry
patches put tie roots down as deep
in the ground as possible, as the
season is rather late.
The bitches along the sides OF
the road shonlG he opened now, in
expectation Of busy season and TIE
prevalence Of spring rains.
Wire netting, 2-inch mesh. is now
cheaper than boards for fencing
poultry. aaa can he more easily
arranged and with less labor.
There are over fifty raaltry az.
sociations in the United States, that
annually give exhibitions. They
lave been instrumental in greatly
advancing the poultry interests.
Even on the best regulated farms
stock may be Injured. Fence old
wells, half hidden diches and such
like should be covered or filled up.
Laying a frent yard with turf
will nearly always result liz q stand
Of grass, even after repeated seed.
ings have been tried without sue
Cess.
Use no stable manure on your
peach trees. \ mixture Of some
kind of mineral fertilizer RS is better.
Experiments have shown mari 10
be excellent for peach trees.
The 58th annual exhihitienof the
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
will be held September q to 80
inclusive. The premium list amount
to sTCO. The chrysantl.emnm show
it to occur November 6 TO IL in.
! elusive.
The French, who export pears.
cover the inside Of the boxes with
spongy paper or dry moss, which
absorbs the moisture. The pears
lcan be thus kept a month Or more.
They are closely packed, but do
not touch each other.
The farmer who gets behind in
his work at tais season will not very
easily catch up. 1t requires more
effort to succeed when there is no
regular system than otherwise, and
this .is the month when the most
careful work should he done.
Where the ground has been well
narrowed and made even and
smooth the labor of h%arves ting will
be le-soned. as the ground will be
better fit for the work of the harvest
ing machine. Remove all stones
and clods that may interfere.
a fresh egg will sink when placed
in wafer, and when boiled the
skins Will not peel off like that Of
an orange, as in the case with those
not strictly fresh. Stale eggs are
CLASSY and very smooth while fresh
eggs%have a peculiar roughncss.
A prominent n%urseryman says that
nursery practices in peach propaga.
ton and culture have weakened the
vital powero of the tree. which is un-
able to resist as depressing influences
as formerly, when the trees from
seeding grew,we!l and lived to an
old age.
Large trees q he moved and
transplanted. lLns taking advantage
Of several years growth, provided all
Tie roots and some of the adhering
earth be carried with them. The
place in which they are to be deposit.
ed should also he specially prepared
for their reception.
Soon the scarecrow and stretched
wiresswill he seen in TIE fields as
protection against crows, hut it is a
disputed question as to whether the
crow in the cornfcld is an enemy or
a friend. Though he be sometimes
destructive to the corr yet he dcs-
troys many insects and grubs.
The story Of Ireland is best told
by some. figures furnished by Null
hall, one Of the most reliable
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